diff --git a/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.md
index a1b2258bda..a8f0e76cc3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log - @typespec/compiler
 
+## 0.65.2
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- [#6003](https://github.com/microsoft/typespec/pull/6003) Fix regression where enum values would report not being assignable to their enum when using versioning
+
+
 ## 0.65.1
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/packages/compiler/package.json b/packages/compiler/package.json
index 6e1261c241..5f4ffa1899 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@typespec/compiler",
-  "version": "0.65.1",
+  "version": "0.65.2",
   "description": "TypeSpec Compiler Preview",
   "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/lib/decorators.ts b/packages/compiler/src/lib/decorators.ts
index 4cdb26e1ff..42639c9686 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/lib/decorators.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/lib/decorators.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ import {
   UnionVariant,
   Value,
 } from "../core/types.js";
+import { Realm } from "../experimental/realm.js";
 import { useStateMap, useStateSet } from "../utils/index.js";
 import { setKey } from "./key.js";
 import { createStateSymbol, filterModelPropertiesInPlace } from "./utils.js";
@@ -1300,7 +1301,7 @@ export const $example: ExampleDecorator = (
   compilerAssert(decorator, `Couldn't find @example decorator`, context.decoratorTarget);
   const rawExample = decorator.args[0].value as Value;
   // skip validation in projections
-  if (target.projectionBase === undefined) {
+  if (target.projectionBase === undefined && Realm.realmForType.get(target) === undefined) {
     if (
       !checkExampleValid(
         context.program,
diff --git a/packages/compiler/templates/scaffolding.json b/packages/compiler/templates/scaffolding.json
index 1cead52361..74957a99dd 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/templates/scaffolding.json
+++ b/packages/compiler/templates/scaffolding.json
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
     "title": "Empty project",
     "description": "Create an empty project.",
     "libraries": [],
-    "compilerVersion": "0.65.1"
+    "compilerVersion": "0.65.2"
   },
   "rest": {
     "title": "Generic REST API",
     "description": "Create a project representing a generic REST API",
-    "compilerVersion": "0.65.1",
+    "compilerVersion": "0.65.2",
     "libraries": [
       "@typespec/http",
       "@typespec/rest",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   "library-ts": {
     "title": "TypeSpec Library (With TypeScript)",
     "description": "Create a new package to add decorators or linters to typespec.",
-    "compilerVersion": "0.65.1",
+    "compilerVersion": "0.65.2",
     "libraries": [],
     "files": [
       {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
   "emitter-ts": {
     "title": "TypeSpec Emitter (With TypeScript)",
     "description": "Create a new package that will be emitting typespec",
-    "compilerVersion": "0.65.1",
+    "compilerVersion": "0.65.2",
     "libraries": [],
     "files": [
       {